Hendrik "Hank" Baarslag III, born & raised in Tacoma (Wa), graduated from Stadium High School in 1963. After some junior college, he enlisted in the U.S. Coast Guard, serving as a medical Corpsman in Brooklyn, New York, and Con Dao, Vietnam. He retired as a Tacoma Police Forensic Specialist in 2004. He now divides his time between Tacoma and Southeast Idaho.